Detection and evaluation of susceptibility to antibiotics in non-hydrogen sulfide-producing antibiotic-resistant soil microbe: Pseudomonas guariconensis.

Antimicrobial resistance in bacteria is a global threat that can make antibacterial treatments ineffective. One well-known method of antibiotic resistance and a common defensive mechanism in many harmful bacteria is the synthesis of endogenous hydrogen sulfide (HS) in bacteria. In this study, soil bacteria were screened using the lead acetate agar test and the triple sugar iron test to determine that they were non-endogenous HS producers. This was further validated by full genome analysis of the identified organism against the gene sequences of HS-producing genes. Antibacterial resistance of the bacteria was phenotypically analyzed using the Kirby-Bauer disk diffusion method. Then, the effect of exogenous HS on the antibiotic-resistant bacteria was checked in sodium sulfide, leading to antibiotic re-sensitization.